As predicted yesterday Andrew Quinn, chief executive of the ITV Network Centre has announced that Dick Emery will be director of market strategy at the Network Centre. His appointment now completes the senior management line- up at ITV.Also at TV93 in Monte Carlo, Quinn revealed that Dawn Airey will take over as Controller of Network… Continue reading Quinn Confirms Appointments At TV93
During his speech at TV93 in Monte Carlo yesterday, chief executive of the ITV Network Centre, Andrew Quinn revealed that the network has commissioned 18 drama productions for the Autumn 1993 season, the first to be planned and scheduled under the new centralised network structure.Amongst the dramas commissioned are Maxwell, the life story of a… Continue reading ITV Dramas Lined Up For Autumn
As predicted yesterday Andrew Quinn, chief executive of the ITV Network Centre has announced that Dick Emery will be director of market strategy at the Network Centre. His appointment now completes the senior management line- up at ITV.Also at TV93 in Monte Carlo, Quinn revealed that Dawn Airey will take over as Controller of Network… Continue reading Quinn Confirms Appointments At TV93
In an attempt to repay its $150m bridging loan, WPP Group is launching a £85m rights issue. Shareholders will be asked to pay 45p a share for new ordinary shares on the basis of four for every five shares already held.The Group has stated to current shareholders that profits for 1992 have risen from £38.4m… Continue reading £85m Rights Issue For WPP
Business and Technology magazine, aimed at IT directors and managers, is due to launch on April 19. The magazine will be published by Cromwell Media and is the first venture by the publishing company. B&T magazine will be A3 and aims to have a controlled circulation of 21,200.
Waterski International and Sports Boat International are merging in April to form one title, Sports Boat and Water Ski International. The launch issue will be the April issue, on sale Wednesday 31st March. The magazine will still be published 10 times a year with a cover price of £1.95.
Classic Bike Guide, published by Myat MacFarlane, is increasing frequency from bi-monthly to monthly from the April edition.
Plans that have been in the pipeline for the past three years have finally come to fruition at John Brown Publishing with the announcement that it is to launch Gardens Illustrated on March 25th.Brown has chosen to publish the magazine himself, and hopes to place it somewhere between traditional gardening magazines such as House &… Continue reading John Brown Goes Into Gardens
Bill Emmott has been appointed editor of the Economist and will take up the position at the end of this month. The magazine, which is 150 years old, has just passed the 500,000 circulation mark.
New research carried out by the Billet Consultancy, based on TV contractor revenue over the last ten years, has led the company to speculate that in order to survive in what it suggests is a stagnant market, TV sales operations will have to merge. It estimates that the first of these mergers will take place… Continue reading ITV Sales Operations To Merge?
